The Government Media Office in Gaza warned Monday evening of an "imminent disaster" threatening the lives of thousands of sick and wounded people in the Strip due to Israel's denial of access to fuel stores allocated to hospitals by international and UN organizations.

The government office said in a statement titled "Urgent Warning": "Gaza Strip hospitals are on the brink of collapse within 48 hours due to the Israeli occupation's prevention of international organizations from accessing fuel and the ongoing blockade."

The government office explained that fuel depots allocated to hospitals and belonging to international organizations are located in areas classified by Israel as "red zones," meaning access to them is prohibited.

The government office considered this a "continuation of the crime of siege and deliberate starvation" committed by the army in the Gaza Strip, in conjunction with its ongoing air and ground attacks since October 7, 2023.

A young man was shot by Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening during clashes that erupted east of Nablus.

According to local sources, a young man was shot in the lower back with live ammunition during clashes that erupted near the old and new Askar camps. He was subsequently taken to the hospital.

The occupation forces stormed the popular housing area and the area between the old and new Askar camps, firing live ammunition, tear gas, and sound bombs, which led to clashes in the area.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that more than 51 dead and 119 wounded had arrived at hospitals in the Strip over the past 24 hours, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The ministry explained in its daily statistical report that a number of victims remain under the rubble and on the streets, with ambulance and civil defense crews unable to reach them due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment.

The ministry confirmed that the death toll since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023, has risen to 52,567, while the number of wounded has reached 118,610. It added that 2,459 martyrs and 6,569 wounded have fallen since the occupation resumed its aggression on March 18.

The Houthi group announced, on Monday evening, a new US aggression, with three airstrikes targeting the Al-Sawad area, south of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah satellite channel reported in a breaking news report that "a US aggression targeted the Al Sawad area with three airstrikes," without providing further details regarding casualties or damage.

On Monday morning, the Houthi group announced that 14 citizens were injured in a raid launched by the US aggression yesterday evening (Sunday) on Al-Arbaeen Street in the Saawan area in the Shu'ub district, and another citizen was injured on Airport Street in the Bani Al-Harith district in the capital, Sana'a.

This comes at a time when the Houthi group has been subjected to intense US aggression since mid-March, targeting dozens of sites and resulting in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of civilians. According to the group, Washington has launched 1,300 airstrikes and naval bombardments on Yemen since then.

Despite the resumption of US airstrikes against Yemen following President Donald Trump's orders for the military to launch a "major offensive" against the Houthis, the group continues to carry out military operations targeting targets in Israel and US targets in the Red Sea.

European Commission spokesman Anwar al-Anoni called on Israel to reverse its plan to expand its war on the Gaza Strip.

"The European Union is concerned about the expansion of the war on Gaza, which could lead to further loss of life and further suffering for the Palestinian people," al-Anuni said at a press conference in Brussels on Monday.

He added, "The European Union called for immediate access and distribution of humanitarian aid, as well as the restoration of electricity to Gaza and the restoration of basic services."

Al-Anuni also called on Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid.

US President Donald Trump said he had a fruitful phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that covered several issues, including Syria and Gaza.

This came in statements made by the US President via the social media platform "Truth Social" regarding a phone call he had with President Erdogan on Monday.

Trump confirmed that he had a very fruitful call with the Turkish president, stating that they discussed numerous issues, including Syria, Gaza, and the Russian-Ukrainian war.

He stated that President Erdogan had invited him to visit Türkiye and that he would also visit Washington.

Trump noted that his relationship with the Turkish president was excellent during the four years of his first term, from 2016 to 2020.

He pointed out that they worked together during that period on many issues.

He added, "I look forward to working with President Erdogan to end the senseless war between Russia and Ukraine."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his government has decided to launch a powerful, large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip, with the goal of eliminating Hamas and, according to his claims, recovering those held captive in the Strip.

In remarks following a meeting of the security cabinet, Netanyahu said, "We have decided to proceed with the recommendation of the Chief of Staff to carry out a broad military operation aimed at completely eliminating Hamas. This operation will contribute to the return of the kidnapped soldiers," he claimed.

He added that Tel Aviv intends to move civilians in Gaza from targeted areas "for their protection," claiming that the Israeli occupation army will take measures to remain in any area captured during the operation, with the aim of preventing a repetition of what he described as past mistakes.

In another context, Netanyahu indicated that "after the war ends, a comprehensive investigation must be opened that includes everyone and extends to all levels," indicating the intention to review political and military performance during the war.

Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces carried out demolitions in Khirbet al-Deir in the northern Jordan Valley.

The official in charge of the Jordan Valley file in Tubas Governorate, Moataz Basharat, explained that the demolitions affected homes, facilities, and residential and agricultural outbuildings belonging to brothers Iyad and Mahmoud Hafez Daraghmeh, leaving the two families homeless.

He added that the occupation forces demolished two brick and cement homes belonging to the two families, each measuring 150 square meters. They also demolished and destroyed all of the families' agricultural outbuildings, including several livestock pens and their associated tools, as well as water lines and tanks.

The demolition also affected a room and a solar panel assembly that supplies the entire residential complex.

Israel's security cabinet met on Sunday and approved plans to escalate the military campaign against Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's logic appears to be that victory over Hamas will come from a barrage of greater military force in the coming weeks.

"We are not yet finished with the war. We will carry out this operation with a united army, with a strong army and soldiers of great determination," Netanyahu declared on Sunday, as his security cabinet signed off on expanding the scope of the fighting.

But it is not clear how the additional reinforcements will fundamentally change the dynamics we have witnessed over the course of 18 months of war, in which hundreds of thousands of soldiers attacked Hamas fighters and besieged the population of Gaza, but failed to achieve Israel's goals of destroying the armed group or releasing all the hostages.

It remains uncertain whether the Israeli military will reinforce its presence in Gaza before President Trump arrives in the Middle East next week for meetings in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Two reservists, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment to the media, said they received call-up orders starting in June.

Since the collapse of a two-month ceasefire in March, Israel has blocked the flow of food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid into Gaza. The Israeli Air Force has already resumed its heavy bombardment of the Strip.

Now, the government is preparing to expand its ground offensive as well, with the aim of reentering Gaza's cities and forcing Hamas to accede to Israel's demand that it permanently lay down its weapons.

The question is whether a return to this type of fighting represents a roadmap for ending hostilities or merely an escalation of a deadly conflict with dire consequences for the Palestinians and the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.

According to Tamir Hayman, who served as head of Israeli military intelligence for four years, attempts to pressure Hamas with overwhelming force have “exhausted” after more than a year and a half of war. “Eliminating Hamas as a terrorist organization by military force alone is extremely difficult,” said Hayman, executive director of the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv think tank. He added that Israel would be better off ending the war with Hamas, which has been significantly weakened and can be controlled after the fighting ends. The Israeli military has not provided details on how reserve forces will be deployed. But two Israeli officials, who requested anonymity to comment on military plans, say it will involve several brigades seeking to achieve so-called operational superiority in several parts of Gaza.

The Trump administration sought a new ceasefire, but Hamas demanded an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, while Israel insisted on Hamas's disarmament, a demand the movement rejected.

The call-up of Israeli soldiers is also a message to Netanyahu's hardline supporters, some of whom are dismayed that the military has not completed its mission to eliminate Hamas. The promise of a more vicious phase of the war may make good domestic policy for him. But other voices, such as Yair Lapid, the leader of the Israeli opposition, have expressed deep skepticism about this strategy. "I fear that the intensity of the fighting will determine the fate of the hostages," Lapid told Army Radio. "What's the point? Why are they calling up reservists? Extending regular service without setting a goal—that's not how you win a war."

In a statement issued on Monday, the organization representing the hostages' families urged the government not to expand the war.

"The expansion of military operations puts every hostage at grave risk," the families said. "We appeal to decision-makers: Prioritize the hostages. Reach an agreement. Bring them home—before it's too late."

Former Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized the Security Cabinet's decision on Monday to expand the war on the Gaza Strip, saying the decision "harms national security."

Last night, the cabinet approved a plan to expand the genocide against the Palestinians, including occupying and remaining in the Gaza Strip, continuing the starvation plan, and denying humanitarian aid, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.

Commenting on the decision, the Knesset Channel quoted Lieberman as saying: "The government is prepared to pay any price for the sake of power, even if the price is the lives of hostages (Israeli prisoners) or the lives of soldiers."

"The war that has been decided upon is a war for power," added Lieberman, who heads the right-wing opposition party Yisrael Beiteinu.

He continued: "This stems from purely political considerations, for the sake of the government's survival. This is what most members of the IDF General Staff and the General Security Service (Shin Bet) believe."

Earlier today, Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced the expansion of the ground incursion into the Gaza Strip to include—according to a political source—occupying and controlling its territory. This came after the cabinet approved the plan on Sunday evening, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.

She added, "The operation is likely to last for several months and include several phases, starting with expanding ground operations in specific areas and then moving to other areas within the Gaza Strip."

In turn, former Defense Minister and leader of the opposition National Union party, Benny Gantz, said, "Unfortunately, the government is busy dividing the people, not winning the war," according to the Knesset Channel.

Channel 12 quoted Gantz as saying: "We will not wake up one morning to discover that Hamas has been eliminated, as the prime minister says, but if we continue to waste time, we may wake up one morning to discover that we have no living hostages."

On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked 11 military bases and 22 settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip, killing and capturing Israelis. This attack was in response to the "daily crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people and their holy sites, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque." The attack was dubbed "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood."

The announcement of the expansion of the war on Gaza sparked a wave of criticism from the families of Israeli prisoners, who described the plan as "a concession to the abductees and a disregard for national security and national cohesion."

The families added in a statement: "The government admits that it chose the territories over the return of the detainees, contrary to the will of more than 70 percent of the Israeli people."

The families' statement continued: "This decision will go down in history as a grave mistake that will be mourned for generations," according to the commission.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 59 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, 24 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 9,900 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel concluded. The agreement, which went into effect on January 19, was brokered by Egypt and Qatar and supervised by the United States, and the Palestinian movement adhered to it.

However, Netanyahu disavowed the start of his second phase and resumed the genocide in Gaza on March 18, responding to the most extreme faction within his right-wing government to protect his own interests, according to Hebrew media.

Since resuming its genocide in Gaza, Israel has killed 2,459 Palestinians and injured 6,569 others, most of them children and women, the Gaza Health Ministry reported Monday.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with full American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 171,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

The General Assembly of Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) ratifies the distribution of 5 million shares as stock dividends to its shareholders and the issuance of new corporate bonds valued at over USD 100 million

May 5, 2025, Ramallah, Palestine

Arab Palestinian Investment Company convened its ordinary and extraordinary general assembly meetings on Monday, May 5, 2025, in Ramallah, Palestine. The meetings were chaired by Chairman and CEO Tarek Aggad, and attended by members of the company’s Board of Directors, representatives from the Ministry of National Economy, the Palestine Capital Market Authority, the legal counsel of the company and many of its shareholders.

In its ordinary meeting, the general assembly ratified the recommendation of APIC's Board of Directors to distribute stock dividends totaling five million shares, representing approximately 3.22% of the current paid-in capital of the company of USD 155 million, thus increasing it to reach the authorized capital of USD 160 million. The stock dividends, which will be distributed to registered shareholders on May 4, 2025, hold a market value of approximately USD 9 million.

In its extraordinary meeting, the general assembly ratified the issuance of a five-year bonds in three tranches, US dollars, Jordanian dinars and euros with a total combined value exceeding USD 100 million.

In his remarks, Aggad acknowledged that 2024 was an exceptionally challenging year for Palestine, marked by the ongoing devastating war in Gaza and the intensification of Israeli attacks in the West Bank. These circumstances led to a sharp decline in commercial activity across multiple economic sectors, adversely affecting most of APIC’s subsidiaries. Aggad emphasized that despite the considerable obstacles in Palestine and in other markets where the group operates—primarily in Turkey, where it incurred non‑cash losses under International Accounting Standard No. 29 due to the country’s hyperinflationary classification—APIC still delivered acceptable profits for its shareholders. The group recorded total revenues of USD 1.12 billion, an EBITDA of approximately USD 64.5 million, and net profits of USD 8.11 million, representing around 57% decrease compared to 2023.

Aggad added that APIC expanded its operations in Palestine, despite the harsh and challenging conditions, by acquiring a 51% stake in Reema Hygienic Paper Company. APIC's investment underscored its unwavering commitment to supporting local industries and employment in Palestine.

About APIC

APIC is a public shareholding investment company listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX: APIC). It holds diversified investments across the manufacturing, trade, distribution and service sectors in Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Turkey through its group of subsidiaries: Siniora Food Industries Company; Unipal General Trading Company; Palestine Automobile Company; Medical Supplies and Services Company; National Aluminum and Profiles Company (NAPCO); Reema Hygienic Paper Company; Sky Advertising and  Promotion Company; Arab Leasing Company and Arab Palestinian Storage and Cooling Company, employing over 3,400 staff through its group of subsidiaries. For more information, visit https://apic.ps/

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced on Monday that his country will provide an additional €500,000 to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to support its efforts to investigate human rights violations and war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

This came during his presentation of the new foreign action plan for the period 2025-2028, which was approved by the Spanish government on April 1, before the Foreign Relations Committee of the Spanish Parliament.

Albares explained that his country emphasized during the International Court of Justice sessions the need for Israel to comply with international law and international humanitarian law, and that Israel must cooperate with United Nations institutions and meet the basic needs of the Palestinian people.

He added, "The situation in Gaza is unacceptable in any way. Israel, by preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza for weeks, has caused an unprecedented famine."

The Spanish minister stressed the need to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to save the lives of innocent Palestinian civilians, affirming that his country stands ready to send aid as soon as the appropriate conditions allow.

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.

In early March, the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel concluded. The agreement, which went into effect on January 19, 2025, was brokered by Egypt and Qatar and supported by the United States, and the Palestinian movement adhered to it.

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, evaded the start of the second phase and resumed the genocide in Gaza on March 18, in deference to the most extreme faction within his right-wing government, to further his own political interests, according to Hebrew media.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer stated that his country rejects Israel's plans to permanently occupy the Gaza Strip, stressing that the Strip "belongs to the Palestinians."

In a press statement on Monday, Fisher said that media reports about Israel's intention to "take control" of the northern Gaza Strip are "worrying."

He said, "Gaza belongs to the Palestinians, and we reject permanent occupation," and that there can be no solution outside Palestinian administration.

Fisher called on all parties to continue efforts "to achieve a ceasefire, release hostages, and resume humanitarian aid."

He continued: "Lasting peace can only be achieved through negotiations, ending the suffering of civilians, and releasing hostages."

On Monday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Tel Aviv will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip after completing its occupation, even if it is in exchange for the release of prisoners held by Palestinian factions.

The leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party said in a speech at the Bisheva conference in West Jerusalem: "From the moment the maneuver (the anticipated expansion of the genocide) begins, there will be no withdrawal from the territories we have occupied, not even in exchange for the release of the kidnapped soldiers."

** Freedom Alliance ship targeted off Malta

Regarding the attack on a Freedom Alliance ship off the coast of Malta, the German spokesperson stated that they do not have detailed information about the attack, and that the incident requires an investigation.

He added: "In principle, shooting at a civilian ship is unacceptable and must be condemned."

The aid ship, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, created through international initiatives and campaigns from around the world to stop Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, was attacked by drones on Friday.

The attack caused a hole in the ship's hull and a fire in its bow, according to coalition sources.

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.

With full American support, since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza, leaving more than 170,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, amid massive destruction.

Today, Monday, Israeli bulldozers began demolishing a number of residential buildings in the Al-Manshiya neighborhood in the Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm.

Local sources said that the occupation forces deployed a heavy D10 bulldozer to the camp this afternoon, and began demolishing homes and destroying their surroundings, as the aggression continues for the 86th consecutive day.

She added that last night, the occupation forces informed five families whose homes are threatened with demolition—Abu Harb, Al-Alajma, Abdullah, and Shehada—that they must evacuate their homes, which comprise 15 residential units, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., in preparation for their demolition.

This escalation came after the occupation forces notified, last Thursday evening, the demolition of 106 buildings and homes in the two camps, including (58) buildings in Tulkarm camp, and (48) homes in Nour Shams camp.

Since the early hours of this morning, occupation forces have detained a number of camp residents who were heading home to retrieve their personal belongings, despite having obtained prior coordination to enter. They also detained Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) personnel who were present to support the residents, after the team's director refused a physical search by occupation soldiers, citing the absence of female soldiers.

The ongoing aggression has forced the displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, comprising over 25,000 residents. It has also completely destroyed 396 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 others, in addition to blocking their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that "all residents of Gaza will be evacuated to the south of the Morag axis (in the southern Gaza Strip), an area where only humanitarian aid will be distributed. A people seeking life is occupying its own country."

Smotrich's remarks came after the Israeli cabinet approved an expansion of the military operation in the Gaza Strip last night.

He added, "The cabinet's decision is that after the maneuver begins, there will be no withdrawal from the occupied territories, nor in exchange for a deal for the kidnapped soldiers. The only way to free the kidnapped soldiers is to defeat Hamas."

According to Smotrich, who calls for occupying the Gaza Strip and building settlements there, "We are occupying Gaza in order to remain. There will be no more entry or exit. This is a war for victory, and it is time to stop fearing the word 'occupation.'"

In the same context, Israeli media published more information this morning, Monday, about the decisions of the political-security cabinet that was held last night, citing a "political source in the Prime Minister's Office." It is clear from them that the Israeli military plans do not include anything new and speak of occupying the already occupied Gaza Strip and continuing to starve the people of Gaza, under the pretext of exerting military pressure on Hamas to agree to a prisoner exchange on Israeli terms, which Israel has failed to achieve over the 19 months since the beginning of the war until today.

According to a "political source," the military plans unanimously approved by the cabinet last night and presented by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir aim to "defeat Hamas in Gaza and return the kidnapped soldiers, and are fully consistent with the Prime Minister's (Benjamin Netanyahu's) statements in recent months."

He added that the cabinet approved by a large majority "the possibility of distributing humanitarian aid, if needed, to prevent Hamas from controlling supplies and destroying its governing capabilities," and that cabinet ministers were told that at this stage there is enough food in Gaza, contrary to reports from all international aid organizations operating in the Strip.

The Israeli political source continued that the military plan includes "occupying and controlling the Gaza Strip, displacing the Gazan population southward in order to deprive Hamas of its ability to distribute humanitarian supplies, and conducting severe attacks against Hamas. These operations will help defeat it."

The Israeli government decided during its weekly meeting today, Monday, that it will not form an official commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7, following the political-security cabinet's decision last night to expand the war on Gaza.

This comes despite a letter sent by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to the government, demanding that they "make a decision regarding the investigation into the events of October 7. Refraining from making a decision regarding an official commission of inquiry is damaging and undermines the investigation into the truth."

The government decided to work with the Knesset to formulate a bill to establish a "special" rather than an official commission of inquiry, and to inform the Supreme Court of this within 90 days. The Supreme Court had previously demanded that the government explain its refusal to form an official commission of inquiry following petitions on the matter.

The government stated in its decision that "the (special) investigation committee will represent diverse public opinions and will enjoy the confidence of the majority of the public."

Minister David Amsalem attacked the court, saying, "The Supreme Court is part of the case," and that Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit usurped the position for himself and wants to establish a state commission of inquiry against the government. Minister Amichai Chikli added, "We must investigate backward (before October 7). We have no confidence in the attorney general." Minister Yoav Kisch said, "The attorney general would have stopped the prime minister's trial if it hadn't been politically motivated."

Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs read from the transcript of a deliberation, during which the Attorney General was asked about her position on changing the date for the formation of an official commission of inquiry in light of the war. Fuchs responded affirmatively. Fuchs said that "the Attorney General lied to the court" because she supported the petitions demanding the formation of an official commission of inquiry.

The Attorney General explained in her letter to the government that "even if a decision is made to form an official commission of inquiry soon, its work will begin in at least several months. Another issue is that most of the senior security officials who will testify before the official commission of inquiry have left their positions or will soon leave them, and in any case, they are expected to demand participation in the State Comptroller's investigation."

The October Council, which includes the families of more than 1,500 people killed or injured on October 7, stated that "the government is in a state of conflict of interest. We will not allow the formation of a convenient investigative committee. Those being investigated cannot appoint the investigator who will investigate them. The Israeli government now openly admits that it will formulate a bill to establish an alternative, convenient investigative committee. We remind government ministers, following the fact that an official commission of inquiry will be forced to investigate your decisions in the years preceding October 7, that you are in a state of blatant conflict of interest."

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 52,567 dead and 118,610 injuries since October 7, 2023.

In a brief statement on Monday, it said, "32 dead (including 9 rescued dead) and 119 injured people arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours."

It confirmed that the death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025 amounted to (2,459 dead and 6,569 injuries).

The pastoral outposts in the West Bank are not an independent phenomenon occurring in isolation from the state. Rather, they are underpinned by an integrated system that builds infrastructure, paves roads, purchases equipment, establishes security systems, and violently controls hundreds of thousands of dunams of land. Peace Now has revealed that most of the financial resources funding the pastoral outposts come from taxpayers.
During 2023 and 2024, NIS 54 million was allocated from the general budget for the benefit of pastoral outposts. These funds were transferred directly and explicitly through the Ministry of Settlement and the Settlement Division to the settlement regional councils and from there to the pastoral outposts. An additional NIS 10 million has been allocated from the 2025 budget to fund "security measures" for these outposts.
Local settlement authorities receive annual funding of approximately NIS 30 million to support the "State Land Protection" project. This funding is used to pave roads, operate drones, purchase vehicles, build fences, and fund field personnel working to consolidate the seizure of Palestinian land.
The Ministry of Agriculture transfers direct grazing support to pastoral outposts amounting to no less than NIS 1.66 million, in addition to indirect support transferred to organizations recruiting volunteers to support these outposts. This support totaled approximately NIS 20 million between 2019 and 2023.
In addition to managing government funds allocated for "security measures" and transferring them to outposts, the Settlement Division provides outpost owners with grants to develop commercial projects worth no less than NIS 1.65 million, as well as loans, the total value of which is not disclosed.
The Amana movement and the Jewish National Fund also invest millions of shekels in these outposts. While Amana focuses on infrastructure development, the JNF primarily funds volunteers who help operate the pastoral outposts. The state also contributes to supporting these outposts by facilitating fundraising campaigns, recognizing these donations as expenses for tax purposes.
Supported by the Jewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was established by a decision of the Zionist Congress in 1901 to purchase land in Palestine and prepare it for Jewish settlement. The fund's annual budget in 2023 amounted to approximately 4.5 billion shekels. The fund's board of directors includes representatives of the Zionist parties in Israel, as well as representatives of Jewish communities worldwide. Since 1967, the fund has played a pivotal role in developing settlements and purchasing land in the occupied territories. The fund finances various projects within the settlements, including the establishment of public parks, tourist trails, roads, the development of water reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure, and the preparation of land for agriculture. It was recently revealed that the fund had resumed land purchases in the West Bank after a period of hiatus.
Documents in Peace Now's possession indicate that the fund likely financed or implemented infrastructure projects for four pastoral outposts: Shirat Ha'askesem, Goshen, Nof Gilad, and Malachi Hashalom. The documents include details on the costs of "developing access roads to pastoral outposts in the Jordan Valley." The total cost is estimated at approximately NIS 2 million. Another document discusses the development of a road to the Givat Eitam farm at an estimated cost of NIS 1.2 million.
In recent years, the Fund has funded vocational rehabilitation and support programs for at-risk youth living in pastoral outposts, some of whom frequently participate in attacks against Palestinians. These funds constitute a primary source of funding for these youths' continued presence in the outposts.

Medical sources in Gaza announced on Monday that the death toll among children due to malnutrition has risen to 57.

The sources explained that the children of the Gaza Strip "have become homeless and are living in catastrophic conditions in displacement sites."

The sources renewed their "urgent appeal to the free people of the world that saving the children of Gaza is not an option but a humanitarian duty."

In early March, Israel halted the entry of all types of aid into the Gaza Strip, days before the war resumed.

This has plunged the Gaza Strip, with a population of more than two million, into what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began in October 2023.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than 96 percent of women and children in Gaza are unable to meet their basic food needs.

A United Nations report indicated that approximately 1.95 million Palestinians, out of a population of 2.2 million, suffer from critical levels of food insecurity.

The occupation army continues its policy of demolishing homes, notifying others, and cutting down dozens of olive trees in the West Bank.

In Ramallah, occupation forces and settlers demolished a house, served two demolition notices, and cut down 200 olive trees during their ongoing assault on the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, since yesterday evening.

Marzouq Abu Naim, deputy head of the village council in Al-Mughayyir, told local sources that Israeli bulldozers demolished the home of Imad Fathi Abu Aliya, which was 150 square meters in size and was home to five people.

He continued: The occupation forces delivered a demolition notice to citizen Hudhayfah Abu Aliya, and had delivered a demolition notice to his brother Abdul Rahman yesterday.

Settlers attacked the village on Sunday evening and cut down 200 olive trees belonging to citizens Mohammed and Samir Hamayel.

This morning, occupation forces stormed the village, closed all entrances, and launched a wide-scale campaign of raids on citizens' homes. They detained a number of young men and subjected them to field investigations. Meanwhile, the village schools announced a delay in school hours.

In Qalqilya, Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed the village of Al-Funduq and took up positions in its northwestern area. They proceeded to demolish a house, measuring approximately 200 square meters, belonging to Firas Talal Balih, on the pretext of building without a permit.

In a related development, Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Nabi Elias, raiding several vehicle repair shops located on the main road and seizing vehicles without providing any explanation.

The occupation forces also tightened their military measures at the entrance to the village of Hajjah, setting up a military checkpoint where they stopped citizens' vehicles and checked the IDs of passengers, obstructing movement to and from the village.

The Prisoners Club said, today, Monday, that the number of martyrs among the prisoners and detainees whose identities are known since the beginning of the war of extermination has risen to (66) dead, including a child, and (40) martyrs from Gaza at least, after the announcement of the martyrdom of prisoner Muhyi al-Din Najm yesterday.

The Prisoners' Club confirmed in a statement that the occupation continues to conceal dozens of martyrs among the detainees in Gaza.

The Prisoners Club indicated that the martyr prisoner Najm is the (303) dead among the prisoners and detainees whose identities are known since 1967.

He pointed out that the occupation continues to detain the bodies of (75) dead, including (64) since the beginning of the war of extermination, while dozens of martyrs from Gaza detainees are still subject to enforced disappearance.

In the same context, the Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Ex-Prisoners stated that "the administration of the occupation's Ofer prison continues to raid prisoners' rooms and oppress them, while deliberately neglecting their medical care."

The Commission's lawyer, following a visit to a number of prisoners there, reported that the prisoners are suffering from the quality and quantity of food, which remains poor and scarce, lacking sugar and salt. Repression units also raid their rooms, and recently, the "Matsada" units confiscated their mattresses and imposed punishments on them.

As for the break, the prisoners are denied it, often without reason, and it lasts for half an hour at six in the morning. They also suffer from a shortage of clothing.

The Authority’s lawyer visited a number of prisoners in Ofer prison, including administrative detainees: Qutaiba Samour from Tulkarm, who is in Section (19), Room (8), and has been suffering from itching in his body for about a month. He asked the prison administration several times to conduct tests for him, but to no avail. Abdullah Muhammad Saleh Manasra from Jenin, who is in Section (11), Room (15), and is 18 years old, suffers from toothache and sensitivity and needs ointment and treatment. He asked the prison administration to conduct tests for him, but to no avail. Sharaf al-Din Adel Muhammad Abu Dayeh from Halhul, who is in Section (25), Room (14), and has been suffering from vision problems before his arrest, and needs tests, but the Ofer prison administration refuses to conduct them.

The prisoner Muhammad Mahmoud Issa from Bethlehem, who is in Section (16) Room (12), also suffers from ear problems, fungal infections in his feet, and stomach problems, and he needs medication. These health problems occurred with him after his arrest, and the Ofer prison administration is deliberately neglecting him medically.

Settlers continue their attacks on citizens and their property in various areas of the West Bank.

In Jericho, settlers attempted to burn down a home belonging to a resident of the Ma'arijat community. They also poured flammable materials onto an agricultural tractor with the intent of setting it alight, before local residents intervened and drove them away.

Local sources confirmed that the attack took place under the watchful eye of the occupation forces, who did not intervene to stop it.

In the same context, a group of settlers opened a sheep pen belonging to citizen Atta Suleiman Ka'abneh in the Arab al-Malihat community, northwest of Jericho, and scattered it, causing a state of fear and anxiety among the residents.

At dawn, settlers stormed the Arab al-Malihat community in al-Ma'rajat, northwest of Jericho, and attacked citizens' property.

In Bethlehem, a group of settlers began setting up tents in the Al-Minya desert, in the Abu Diya area, for colonial purposes.

The Al-Minya desert, which includes the areas of Fateh Sadra, Al-Tina, Hajjar, Wadi Al-Abyad, Nasb Abu Diya, and Rabia, has previously been subjected to repeated attacks by settlers under the protection of occupation forces. These attacks included the erection of tents in most areas, attacks on farmers and shepherds, the firing of live bullets and tear gas, and the seizure of wheat and barley crops, as well as a number of sheep.

One of Pope Francis's papal vehicles is being converted into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of the pontiff's final wishes, Vatican News reported Sunday.

Pope Francis used this vehicle during his visit to the Palestinian territories in 2014, and it is now being equipped with diagnostic and first aid equipment to assist young patients in the Palestinian enclave, where the Israeli offensive has deteriorated health services, according to Reuters.

The website added that Pope Francis entrusted this initiative to Caritas Jerusalem, a Catholic relief organization, in the months before his death in April.

"This is a tangible, life-saving intervention at a time when Gaza's health system is in near-total collapse," Peter Brun, Secretary General of Caritas Sweden, which supports the project, told the website. "It's not just a car, it's a message that the world has not forgotten the children of Gaza," Brun added.

The mobile unit will be equipped with rapid tests for infection, vaccines, diagnostic kits, and suture materials, and will be staffed by medical staff. Caritas intends to deploy the clinic in areas without functioning healthcare facilities as soon as humanitarian access to Gaza becomes possible. Gaza has a small Christian community, and the Vatican says Pope Francis visited the Holy Family Church in Gaza almost daily throughout most of the war that began in October 2023 when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel.

Pope Francis had several papal vehicles, but the one he used on his 2014 visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories remained in the area after his return to the Vatican.

Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation authorities released 10 prisoners from the Gaza Strip, who were arrested from various areas of the Strip during the ground operation.

Local sources reported that the ten detainees were released from Israeli prisons and transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for comprehensive medical examinations.

Medical sources described the conditions of the released detainees as "difficult" due to the arbitrary measures imposed on them by the Israeli prison administration.

Every now and then, the occupation releases a number of citizens it has arrested since the beginning of the genocide.

It is noteworthy that the number of Gaza detainees recognized by the prison system until the beginning of April 2025 was (1,747) detainees, and this number does not include detainees held in camps affiliated with the occupation army.

Minister Mu'ayyad Shaaban, head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, said that Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out a total of 1,693 attacks during April, in a continuation of the ongoing terrorism perpetrated by the occupying state against the Palestinian people, their lands, and their property.

In the commission's monthly report, "Occupation Violations and Colonial Expansion Measures," Shaaban explained that the occupation army carried out 1,352 attacks, while settlers carried out 341. The total number of attacks was concentrated in the governorates of Hebron with 292 attacks, Ramallah with 269 attacks, and Nablus with 254 attacks.

The attacks ranged from armed attacks on Palestinian villages, to imposing facts on the ground and field executions, to vandalism and bulldozing of land, uprooting of trees, seizure of property, closures, and barriers that sever the ties of Palestinian geography.

The wave of colonial terrorism continues

Settler attacks were concentrated in the governorates of Ramallah, with 65 attacks, Hebron, Nablus, and Jerusalem.

Settlers carried out 231 acts of vandalism and theft of Palestinian property, affecting vast areas of land. The attacks also resulted in the uprooting of 1,168 olive trees: 530 in Ramallah, 300 in Nablus, and 298 in Salfit.

Attempt to establish 10 new colonial outposts

Since the beginning of April, settlers have attempted to establish 10 new outposts, predominantly agricultural and pastoral. These outposts were distributed among three attempts to establish outposts on lands in the Ramallah Governorate, two in the Salfit Governorate, and others in Jericho, Hebron, Tubas, and Nablus.

The escalation of attempts to establish colonial outposts in the final phase falls within the framework of fragmenting Palestinian geography and imposing a reality of control over Palestinian land. The colonists undertake the task of instigating changes on the ground, and then the official level undertakes to transform this change into a reality by legislating and enforcing it, transforming it into a colonial site with full access to services.

Seizing 54 dunums of citizens' land

Last April, the occupation authorities seized a total of 54 dunums of citizens' lands through four seizure orders for military purposes. These orders aimed to establish a buffer zone around the settlement of Efrat on Bethlehem Governorate lands, amounting to 45 dunums, and another buffer zone around the settlement of Nekodim, amounting to 3 dunums. The last order targeted the lands of the village of Silwad in the Ramallah Governorate, with the aim of paving a colonial road connecting the Tel al-Asur camp to the main street between the towns of Silwad and Deir Jarir.

152 facilities demolished and 46 others notified of demolition

During last April, the occupation authorities carried out 73 demolitions targeting 152 facilities, including 96 inhabited homes, 10 uninhabited ones, 34 agricultural facilities, and others. The demolitions were concentrated in the Tubas governorate with 59 facilities, the Hebron governorate with 39 facilities, the Jerusalem governorate with 17 facilities, and Jerusalem.

The occupation authorities distributed 46 demolition notices against Palestinian structures, continuing their crackdown on Palestinian construction and the natural growth of Palestinian villages and towns. These days, this is reflected in a significant increase in demolition operations. The notices were concentrated in the Hebron Governorate with 16, Ramallah with 14, and Jerusalem with 12.

The occupying state has adopted a dangerous approach to Palestinian construction, first by intensifying demolitions at an unprecedented rate, amid threats to intensify them in all areas, and second by forcing citizens to pay the costs of demolition, as happened recently in Masafer Yatta. He added that this measure aims to impose further layers of oppression on citizens.

A study of 27 master plans for the colonies included the announcement of the construction of two new colonial neighborhoods.

In April, the occupying state's planning authorities examined 21 master plans for West Bank settlements and six plans for settlements within the Jerusalem municipal boundaries. They approved 10 master plans and submitted 17 others. The April plans targeted a total of 3,030 dunams of private land.

The maps attached to the master plans indicated the occupation state's intention to expand the settlement of Nokdim, built on the lands of citizens in the villages of Arab al-Ta'amra, southeast of Herod's Castle in the Bethlehem Governorate, by approving a master plan (see side map) that aims to establish a new neighborhood belonging to the settlement for the purpose of building 290 new colonial units on an area of 239 dunams, through the master plan numbered יוש/12/411.

Not far from the first plan that leads to the construction of a neighborhood affiliated with the settlement of Nokdim, and after reviewing the maps attached to the master plan for the settlement of Ma'ale Amos, it became clear that the occupying state intends to establish a colonial neighborhood affiliated with Ma'ale Amos through the deposit of the plan bearing the number יוש/8/1/413, which aims to build 148 new colonial units on an area estimated at 42 dunams of land in the village of Kisan, south of the Bethlehem Governorate.

What is striking about the recent phase is the occupying state's tendency toward a policy of establishing colonial neighborhoods geographically distant from the mother colony, with the aim of controlling as much geographical area as possible in preparation for declaring them as separate colonies, as occurred in the occupation government's recent announcement recognizing the separation of 13 new colonial neighborhoods and considering them as full colonies.

The prisoners’ institutions confirmed, this Monday morning, that the journalist colleague Ali Al-Samoudi was subjected to continuous torture for (72) hours.

The Prisoners' Club and the Prisoners' Affairs Authority stated in a joint statement that the occupation is expected to hold a court hearing for him tomorrow, Tuesday, which will be his first.

The prisoners' institutions said: "At the beginning of his arrest, Al-Samoudi was detained in a military barrack in Jenin, then transferred to the Jalameh interrogation center, then returned again to the military barracks, then transferred again to Jalameh, and finally to Megiddo prison."

Prisoners' organizations noted that, to date, the occupation authorities have not made any clear claims regarding his arrest, nor have they provided him with any of his prescribed medications.

She noted that the occupation forces had arrested journalist Al-Samoudi from his home about a week ago. He suffers from several health problems and requires regular medication and medical follow-up.

It is noteworthy that journalist Al-Samoudi is among 49 journalists who continue to be detained by the occupation since the beginning of the genocide on October 7, 2023.

Former senior Obama administration officials criticized former US President Joe Biden's policies toward Gaza in a foreign policy podcast on Thursday, sparking a backlash on social media.

Ben Rhodes and Tommy Vietor, two former senior Obama administration officials, host the foreign policy podcast "Pod Save the World."

According to a video clip from the podcast published by DropSite News, Rhodes, who served as deputy national security adviser, says, "Israel doesn't want the war to end... If they were ready to end the war, they would have freed the hostages. The idea that they need to continue fighting the war against Hamas in Gaza—sorry, there's no security need for that. You're just talking about an already traumatized population, including many wounded, being bombed into tents with no food or medicine." Vietor, a former National Security Council spokesman, then said, "What an absolutely shameful policy the Biden administration has had toward Gaza... His loyalty to Netanyahu has blinded him to the carnage, the complete immorality of this policy, and the complicity of the United States in it."

Excerpts from the podcast have been generating interest on social media this week, with many saying these former US administration officials only speak out when it's "too late."

Many on social media reacted angrily to the podcast excerpts, saying that thousands of people spoke about Israeli atrocities and "the real reasons why Israel doesn't want to end the war."

Social media users also pointed out the hypocrisy of these former US administration officials who have long been "pro-Zionist" but are now speaking out.

It's worth noting that in early January, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to continue Israel's war on Gaza, partly as an attempt to prevent far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from leaving his coalition. Netanyahu also faces voter anger and pending corruption cases against him once the war in Gaza ends.

Israel also unilaterally violated the ceasefire in Gaza on March 18 after refusing to move to the second stage, which would have ensured the release of all remaining prisoners. Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected Hamas's offers to release them.

Many argued that if the Netanyahu government had truly prioritized the return of the hostages, an agreement could have been reached long ago. But that would mean ending the war, and without it, Netanyahu's coalition would have collapsed.

The ceasefire in Gaza has effectively collapsed as it moved from a single phase focused on the release of Israeli prisoners, which was politically acceptable in Israel, to the more complex question of who would govern the Gaza Strip.

An investigative report broadcast by Israel's Channel 13 alleged that the Biden administration knowingly allowed the Israeli military campaign in Gaza to continue beyond any specific strategic objective. According to the report, senior US officials privately acknowledged that the offensive had devolved into "killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying." The investigation also alleges that the United States was complicit in political interference, diplomatic obfuscation, and obstruction of peace efforts. DropSite News published translations of the findings on social media.

Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces began demolitions in various areas of the West Bank.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces had just begun demolishing residential buildings and livestock pens in Khirbet al-Deir in the Jordan Valley.

In Hebron, occupation forces demolished several homes and water wells in Khallet al-Dabaa in the Masafer Yatta area.

Media activist Osama Makhamreh said that the occupation forces forcibly evacuated several homes belonging to the Dababseh family and demolished five homes and water wells.

In Ramallah, occupation bulldozers demolished the home of Imad Fathi Abu Aliya and forced his family to evacuate it in the village of Al-Mughayyir.

This morning, occupation forces stormed the village, closed all entrances, and launched a large-scale raid on citizens' homes. They detained a number of young men and subjected them to field investigations. Meanwhile, the village schools announced a delay in school hours.

Decades later, on May 9, 1945, the entire world applauded the Soviet Union (now the Russian Federation) for its victory in the Great Patriotic War, a victory achieved thanks to the courage and heroism of the Soviet people. The soldiers of the Red Army made the main and decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies.

This victory came at a Pyrrhic cost for the Soviet Union, with the Soviet people paying a heavy price: 26.6 million human casualties. These included those killed in action, those who died of wounds, those who died of starvation and disease, civilians who were victims of bombing and artillery shelling, and prisoners of war who were executed or tortured to death in concentration camps.

The Soviet soldier not only liberated his homeland from the Nazis, but also gave the people of countries occupied by Hitler's dictatorship a chance to survive and maintain national stability. Soviet soldiers saved the world and left a deep impression on the hearts of millions of people. Unfortunately, the number of witnesses to the most horrific wars decreases with each passing year.

Among the most notable events of these battles was the siege of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), a major industrial and cultural center, home to cultural icons such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Alexander Pushkin, and, politically, the cradle of revolutions and the birthplace of Russian President Vladimir Putin. All of these factors made the city a strategic target for Hitler, who planned to capture it due to its strategic location on the banks of the Neva River, bordering Finland to the east, and near the Baltic Sea to the northwest.

The Siege of Leningrad began on September 8, 1941, and lasted until January 27, 1944, a total of 872 days. Despite daily shelling, a stifling blockade, deadly hunger, and bitter cold, the will of the heroic Leningraders remained unbroken, and they continued to live and fight. The daily bread ration for an individual was reduced to 250 grams, and for children to 150 grams, due to the severity of the siege and the interruption of supplies.

Ultimately, after years of steadfastness, defiance, and sacrifice, the Soviet Union achieved victory in Leningrad, a major turning point in the war, leading to the capture of Berlin and the fall of Nazi Germany. These events became a living testament to the strength of human will and the indomitable national spirit, and will remain immortal in the memory of the Russian people and in the history of World War II, as a symbol of heroism and determination.

They died of hunger... This is the situation of the people in Gaza. A difficult situation, an impossible life amidst the absence of everything and under the continuous bombing of displacement camps and shelters.

Death by starvation is caused by food and medicine shortages, the ongoing brutal blockade, the ban on the entry of food and medicine, the scarcity of food and baby formula, and the spread of disease. All of this is happening before the eyes of the world, which is content to watch as people die in Gaza, without taking any action to save them. Amidst unprecedented international silence, there is no serious will to stop the genocide and punish the perpetrators who continue to commit massacres, impose the blockade with all the tools of racism and terrorism, and do not respond to calls demanding the urgent entry of aid. The reason for this is the persistence of killing and the rising number of martyrs. Those who do not die from bombing are dying of hunger and thirst.

A racist policy pursued by the occupation, and internationally prohibited measures. In all wars, there is a safe space for civilians, which international institutions are obligated to secure, in accordance with international law and international conventions. However, in this genocide, the occupation has exceeded all international and UN prohibitions, bombing Red Cross institutions, UNRWA offices, and ambulances, as well as hospitals and Red Crescent centers. In the face of this, the world has also remained silent and has not acted in accordance with its laws. As the genocide continues, international institutions have begun to meet in a timid manner, without any real value or serious positions to stop the series of crimes and ethnic cleansing.

Little Janan died of starvation yesterday, bringing the number of children who have died of starvation to nearly fifty. They all died from lack of food and water. Their bodies could not bear the pain of empty stomachs, and the world, standing by on the sidelines, did them no justice by providing them with food and water, so they starved to death.

Is there anything worse than starving to death?!!

What is happening in Gaza is not just a humanitarian crisis; it is a stain on the entire world's brow, which stands by as the children of Gaza's stomachs are empty and their tongues cry, "I am hungry." It is yet another chapter in the genocide being perpetrated in full view of everyone, yet there is no serious action, not even an attempt to save innocent lives that are helpless and without guilt.

Starving people is part of the policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide practiced by the occupying government against the people of Gaza. This policy aims to push people to continue migrating. This racist government leaves them no chance of survival, presenting them with three options: death by bombing, death by starvation, or departure. How long will the world remain a spectator to this happening? When will it intervene to save the people exhausted by death, displacement, hunger, and bombing?